der Gemüsegarten
vegetable garden
A garden or part of a garden where vegetables are grown.
EXAMPLE
In unserem Gemüsegarten wachsen Tomaten, Karotten und Salat.
Tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce grow in our vegetable garden.
der Gemüsegarten
vegetable garden
der Gemüsegarten, die Gemüsegärten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Gemüsegarten, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Gemüsegärten |
| genitive | des Gemüsegartens |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Gemüsegarten | die Gemüsegärten |
| accusative | den Gemüsegarten | die Gemüsegärten |
| dative | dem Gemüsegarten | den Gemüsegärten |
| genitive | des Gemüsegartens | der Gemüsegärten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Gemüsegarten' (vegetable garden) is made up of 'Gemüse' (vegetables) and 'Garten' (garden). It therefore refers to an area of a garden where vegetables are grown.
EXAMPLE
Der Gemüsegarten liegt hinter dem Haus.
The vegetable garden is behind the house.
Typical collocations
'Gemüsegarten' (vegetable garden) is especially common with verbs such as 'anlegen' (to create), 'bepflanzen' (to plant), 'pflegen' (to tend), and 'bewässern' (to water). These verbs describe typical gardening tasks.
EXAMPLE
Im Frühjahr legt die Familie einen Gemüsegarten an.
In spring, the family creates a vegetable garden.
Expressing location
To describe a location in the garden, the preposition 'in' is often used with the dative: 'im Gemüsegarten' (in the vegetable garden). For movement into it, use the accusative: 'in den Gemüsegarten' (into the vegetable garden).
EXAMPLE
Im Gemüsegarten wachsen schon die ersten Zucchini.
The first zucchini are already growing in the vegetable garden.
Am Samstag gehen wir in den Gemüsegarten.
On Saturday, we're going into the vegetable garden.
In real life
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